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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 05:48, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

GameZone[edit]

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By chance I heard this website shut down last month but didn't see any gaming website cover its closure. Even then I didn't see any independent coverage of the site itself. The article itself comes off as promoting the site and nothing else. GamerPro64 20:20, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Unable to find sufficient coverage in RS. Site and social media seems to have shut down/become inactive a couple weeks ago, yet I cannot find mention of this in any news sources. Article in its current state also does not contain any RS indicating notability, possibly because no such sources existed at the time of creation either. Hrodvarsson (talk) 21:11, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 00:37, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 00:37, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Per nom._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 00:51, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Per nom and Hrodvarsson. -- ferret (talk) 01:39, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment This article is backlinked by 2,237 articles in mainspace. Any plans to clean up the red links? -- GreenC 01:45, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  Most likely references. Twinkle can remove the red links, though I'm sure a bot could do so also trivially. --Izno (talk) 03:26, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak Keep Does appear to be notable. Loads of reliable sources will refer to its reviews/news/interviews/previews as if they are trustworthy (but those are just fleeting mentions). Some examples of articles that refer to it are: --Coin945 (talk) 07:00, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • "GameZone Online is to build and host ecommerce stores for the games industry"
  • "GameZone+Online"&source=bl&ots=EgZbIs_09K&sig=JtYHXtK0-n86bUKeSLUA3raJs9A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjajdm7hs3ZAhWGFJQKHZIxBxA4ChDoAQg6MAU#v=onepage&q=%22GameZone%20Online%22&f=false "A magazine with reliable, unbiased information about PC and video games. "2
  • "GameZone's Morris told me in an email this morning. "I think in the future, in an effort to be more transparent with gamers and our audience, I will ask how the quote will be used and where it will be placed.""
  • "However, the campaign is obviously targeting garners, being placed in such sites as PCZone, Gameplay and Gamezone." (implying that the site is considered a reliable source of information for gamers).
  • The Cincinnati Post review of the site: "Here's another good site with the full load - hints, cheats and reviews, too. I really like the setup on this..."
• See also A wikipedia analysis of whether Gamezone is a reliable source (it passed)--Coin945 (talk) 00:53, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is no requirement that a reliable source also be a notable topic. --Masem (t) 01:45, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • Right. See Hardcore Gaming 101 and Gematsu. GamerPro64 03:41, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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